Chinese

成功

chénggōng
to succeed; to achieve success; to be successful
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 4

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  • characterChinese成 “to succeed; to accomplish; to achieve; to finish; to complete”
    • meaningChinese戊 “the fifth of the ten heavenly stems”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese功 “achievement; merit; good result”
    • soundChinese工 “labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)”
    • meaningChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”

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